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Claire Bloom returned to the Hasty Pudding Theatre last weekend, performing her new series of Shakespeare monologues, "Sisters, Wives and Daughters: New Portraits of Shakespeare's Women. The acclaimed English actress presented living portraits of three famous characters: Lady Macbeth, Isabella (Measure for Measure) and Rosalind (As You Like...
Occasionally, however, Williams carries these devices a little far, making Macbeth too much fun for its own good. (The conversion of the witches' cauldron to an electric blender is one of these times.) The comic direction of some of the more intense moments of the script--like when Banquo's assassins bumble around like idiots and foul up their assassination attempt in the spirit of Inspector Cluseau--all lessens their ultimate impact...
...Clifton Lazenby is a formidable Macbeth. He delivers his lines with exacting clarity and intensity, revealing the most cunning and devious side of the character. Lazenby's strong presence makes his occasional lapses into "indication" of evil--a rubbing of the chin, or a devious sneer--thankfully unnecessary...
Jennifer Breheny's Lady Macbeth is powerful and effective. She is cruel and icy, dressed to kill, (or to have others do some killing for her) and ready to meet her husband's doubts at every turn. her performance of Lady Macbeth's chilling Act II soliloquy is excellent...
Overall strong staging, lighting, costuming and acting make this Macbeth one which truly succeeds in making all fair, foul, and all foul fair...